2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament
The 2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place from March 11–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| 2021 MEAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions | Norfolk State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Robert Jones (1st title) |
| MVP | Joe Bryant Jr. (Norfolk State) |
| Television | FloHoops, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State † | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021 Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
In a deviation from the format used in previous years, the 2021 edition of the tournament seeded teams using their divisional placement, rather than their finish in the conference as a whole.
| Division | Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | N1 | Coppin State | 8–4 | 3–1 vs. Norfolk State |
| N2 | Norfolk State | 8–4 | 1–3 vs. Coppin State | |
| N3 | Morgan State | 7–5 | ||
| Southern | S1 | North Carolina A&T | 7–1 | |
| S2 | Florida A&M | 7–5 | ||
| S3 | North Carolina Central | 3–5 |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | (N3) Morgan State vs. (S2) Florida A&M | 77–75 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 8:00 p.m. | (S3) North Carolina Central vs. (N2) Norfolk State | 58–87 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | (N3) Morgan State vs. (N1) Coppin State | 82–61 | FloHoops |
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | (N2) Norfolk State vs. (S1) North Carolina A&T | Cancelled[upper-alpha 1] | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021 | ||||
| 5 | 1:00 p.m. | (N3) Morgan State vs. (N2) Norfolk State | 63–71 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Source[3]
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FloHoops | Championship Saturday, March 13 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Coppin State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Morgan State | 82 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Florida A&M | 75 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Morgan State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Morgan State | 63 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Norfolk State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | ||||||||||||||
| N2 | Norfolk State | |||||||||||||
| N2 | Norfolk State | 87 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | NC Central | 58 | ||||||||||||
Notes
- North Carolina A&T reported a positive COVID test on Thursday, March 11. As a result, the game between Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T was cancelled, and Norfolk State advanced directly to the tournament finals.[2]
References
- "2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- Jeff Goodman. "MEAC No. 1 seed NC A&T is out of the league tourney due to COVID positive test". twitter.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- "2021 MEAC MBB Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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